…….before
you csi my blood
and separate
me from me
before
you dna that shit
on doa
and
test it
for hiv and hcv and hpv
before
you categorize and compartmentalize
and sanitize and euthanize and cauterize
before
you determin-ize
that 1/8th is black
and 1/4th dalit
and 1/16th illegal
and 1/30th criminal
before you do all that
can i
at least slice
skin open
and spray
your white
with red?
and yet…….